The tense 'fight' that would confirm the 'breakup' of a Barça player with the technical 'staff'

FC Barcelona closed the tour of the United States with a defeat against AC Milan in the penalty shootout. As it was the last game of the tour and after having achieved two consecutive wins, Hansi Flick chose to give more minutes to the youth players and players with less prominence, such as Vitor Roque. The match ended with a 2-2 draw in the 90 minutes, so everything was decided from the eleven steps.

When deciding the pitchers, there was a tense moment on the Barça bench. The Brazilian striker refused to take his penalty, and he let Thiago Alcántara, a new member of Flick's staff, know. The South American has never been a specialist in taking penalties and did not want to take responsibility from 11 meters, and the former midfielder reproached him for his decision.

Although Roque is a forward with a lot of goals, the footballer missed a penalty in the first friendly of the preseason against Olot, so he did not feel confident enough to shoot again from the eleven steps against Milan. However, Thiago ended up convincing him to throw it away and the bet had a positive outcome. Vitor scored the third penalty, along with Toni Fernández and Marc Bernal. Despite this, the mistakes of Quim Junyent, Koundé and Faye ended up sentencing the Barça defeat.

His future, in the air

Meanwhile, the continuity of 'Tigrinho' in Barcelona continues to be debated. Both the sports area and Hansi Flick are clear that they must find a solution to their situation as soon as possible, although the end is quite evident. The footballer could not perform well on the North American tour, so the German coach would not have him in his plans and a way out will be sought for him.

Despite this, the main 'obstacle' to his departure is the more than 30 million that the Catalan institution demands for his signing. The club hopes to recover the money invested in his arrival, but, as of today, it is very difficult for them to receive this figure unless the Brazilian heads to Saudi Arabia. At Can Barça they would try to earn around 40 'kilos' for his transfer, but Lazio, the striker's preferred option, offers 20 for half the transfer, a proposal that is not viewed favorably in the club.